Новости за 08.02.2019

The government reiterated on Friday that it is taking corrective steps to address shortcomings in the call-up system for National Guard reservists, an issue highlighted in a recent report by the auditor-general. Government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou acknowledged that the reservists’ system has been plagued by problems for decades, but said that measures are being taken. […]

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Friday said he believed “a deal can be done” to avoid a disorderly British exit from the EU, after a meeting with a key ally of British Prime Minister Theresa May that he said went very well. Varadkar, due to meet May for a working dinner in Dublin later […]

The Greek parliament ratified on Friday a NATO accord with Macedonia for the admission of the former Yugoslav Republic into the U.S.-led military alliance after a deal with Greece ended a 27-year-old dispute over its name. NATO members signed the accord with Macedonia this week, days after the Greek parliament endorsed an agreement between Athens […]

President Donald Trump on Friday underwent his annual physical exam, a test of whether his doctor’s order that he follow a healthier diet has paid dividends. Trump, 72, was being put through a round of medical tests at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the Washington suburb of Bethesda, Maryland, to determine his weight, […]

At least 7,000 suspected victims of modern slavery were uncovered in Britain last year, up a third on 2017, according to data that campaigners said on Friday raised concerns about the government’s ability to support a growing number of survivors. A larger share of men – six in 10 of the possible victims – and […]

A woman’s body was seen floating in the Aphrodite’s rock coastal area on Friday. Police were alerted at around 5pm by a traffic officer on duty on the Limassol-Paphos highway, near the popular tourist spot. Police went to the scene. The body was retrieved from the water after it was located with the assistance of […]

Fear and panic over misinformation about the outbreak of influenza is clogging public hospitals, limiting their ability to respond to actual cases of flu, and exposing the non-infected to the risk of getting infected by other patients, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday. Ioannou was adamant there was no epidemic, calling on the public […]

Prominent Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage announced on Friday he would stand as a candidate for a new “Brexit Party” to contest European Parliament elections if Britain’s departure from the European Union, due in 49 days, is delayed. “The party was founded with my full support and with the intention of fighting the European elections on […]

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis visited the Oroklini lake on Friday accompanied by Greece’s deputy minister of environment and energy, Sokratis Famellos. Oroklini lake is part of the protected Natura 2000 areas of the island. Kadis and Famellos enjoyed bird watching from the lake’s observatory, and were then briefed by forestry department officials who were also […]

Some €200m in non-performing exposures (NPE) at the Housing Finance Corporation are expected to be placed under a government debt relief scheme for vulnerable homeowners, it emerged on Friday. The loans belong to 2,000 borrowers, out of the 3,000 who have NPEs, the head of the corporation Andreas Georgiou said. All the loans concern primary […]

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri believes Manchester City remain the team to beat in Europe ahead of their Premier League trip to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Sarri’s Chelsea were the first side to defeat City in the league this season when they claimed a 2-0 win over the champions at Stamford Bridge in December. City […]

‘A masterpiece of romanticism’ is how Swan Lake has been described, having earned the title of one of the most important ballets of all time. And next week the Russian Ballet will bring its production of Swan Lake to the island with two shows, one in Nicosia on Friday and one in Limassol the following […]

One of the defendants in the double murder trial on Friday changed her plea to one of the lesser charges and also hired a new lawyer. Sarah Shams, 21, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery and also told the court she was changing her representation. Her lawyer up to that point, Sotiris Argyrou, said […]

President Nicos Anastasiades, when he meets Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci later this month, will go with an attitude of openness, the government said on Friday. He is also in contact with UN envoy Jane Holl Lute to make sure any resumption of talks is based on the six parameters of the UN Chief’s framework. […]

The cabinet recently granted Cypriot citizenship to a Russian businessman who used to be a shareholder in a Russian bank whose branch in Limassol was delivered by a firm with apparent ties to the family of President Nicos Anastasiades. The story was broken on Friday by Haravghi, a daily affiliated to the opposition Akel party. […]

British actor Albert Finney, who rose to fame on a post-war wave of gritty, working-class dramas and became an Oscar-nominated international star, has died at the age of 82. Finney died after a short illness, the BBC reported on Friday. Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 1936, he began his career as a Shakespearean theatre actor. He […]

The Cyprus International film festival (CYIFF) has launched a poster competition for its 14th edition due to be held in Cyprus in June. The deadline for entries is February 28, 2019 This year, as well as Paphos, screenings and activities will be held in Peyia, Limassol and Nicosia, according to festival director, Petra Terzi. The […]

Liverpool announced record pre-tax profits on Friday of 125 million pounds ($162 million) over the last financial year after reaching the Champions League final and the sale of Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho. The club’s annual accounts for the financial year to May 31, 2018 showed pre-tax profits grew by more than 300 percent from 40 […]

As the weather gradually warms up, we can expect outdoor sporting events to reach a peak before the summer heat wave. And while most marathons held in Cyprus take place in the cities or along coastal roads one coming up is in a rather different location. Mitsero is not a popular destination, though it is […]

An elderly man is in serious condition in Nicosia hospital after falling from a height of three metres. He fell while he was laying tiles in a block of apartments in Kato Paphos at around 11.30am on Friday. The 76-year-old man was first taken to Paphos hospital by ambulance but later transferred to Nicosia general […]

A fire at the training centre of Rio de Janeiro football club Flamengo killed 10 people and injured at least three on Friday, firefighters said. The blaze happened at the Brazilian club’s state-of-the-art centre that was expanded only two months ago.

A policeman, one of three people arrested on Thursday for attempted extortion and threatening a member of the public, has been suspended on instructions of the head of police, it was announced on Friday. The 42-year-old officer, a resident of Nicosia, was arrested along with two other people, aged 52 and 30, also from Nicosia […]

The sister of Thailand‘s king entered the race to become prime minister on Friday as the candidate of a populist party, an unprecedented foray into politics by a royal that instantly upended the first election since a 2014 military coup. Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi, 67, the elder sister of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, was nominated by […]

Police arrested a man suspected of stealing €16,200 on Thursday evening in Limassol. On January 25, a 71-year-old man reported to police that between August and October 2018 he had given a total of €16,200 to the suspect, a 32-year-old man. The younger man told him he would buy cars from abroad, vehicles from an […]

In the recent past to be guilty of ‘getting fresh’ would have attracted general disapproval: the perpetrator would have been accused of being impolite or impertinent at least, lest we dare not mention the sexual element. However, none of this applies to the establishment lodged between the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute and the country’s […]